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Stonehearst Asylum

Stonehearst Asylum

No one is what they seem.

20146.81h 52m

Overview

An Oxford Medical School graduate takes a position at a mental institution and soon becomes obsessed with a female mental patient, but he has no idea of a recent and horrifying staffing change.

Directed by Brad Anderson
Written by Joe Gangemi, Edgar Allan Poe
Produced by Mark Amin, Bruce Davey, Mel Gibson
Box Office0Revenue: $2.5M

Top Cast

Kate Beckinsale

Kate Beckinsale

Eliza Graves

Jim Sturgess

Jim Sturgess

Edward Newgate

David Thewlis

David Thewlis

Mickey Finn

Brendan Gleeson

Brendan Gleeson

The Alienist

Ben Kingsley

Ben Kingsley

Silas Lamb

Michael Caine

Michael Caine

Dr. Benjamin Salt

Sinéad Cusack

Sinéad Cusack

Mrs. Pike

Jason Flemyng

Jason Flemyng

Swanwick

Sophie Kennedy Clark

Sophie Kennedy Clark

Millie

Christopher Fulford

Christopher Fulford

Paxton

Themes & Keywords

mental institutionpsychological thrillerdoctormental patientbased on short storymental asylumdoctor patient relationship19th centuryswitching places

About Stonehearst Asylum

Stonehearst Asylum is a thriller, mystery, horror film released in 2014 exploring themes of mental institution, psychological thriller, doctor, mental patient, based on short story, mental asylum. Directed by Brad Anderson, it stars Kate Beckinsale, Jim Sturgess, David Thewlis. An Oxford Medical School graduate takes a position at a mental institution and soon becomes obsessed with a female mental patient, but he has no idea of a recent and horrifying staffing change.

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